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The civil war raging in Syria has not only fractured the country in half, but has devastated Syrian families across the nation. Because the fighting has only become more intense, many Syrian civilians have escaped to places like the Zaatari refugee camp. Many of these displaced individuals are younger than 18. AptART, an NGO, is aiming to work with these youngsters to bring a little more color in the camp.

Despite participation in the Arab Spring protests that bean in late 2010, women across the Middle East remain second-class citizens and fear the loss of rights on a daily basis. However, more movements and efforts to integrate women into political and economic life are underway.

The installed lights conform to sustainability standards specified in Abu Dhabi emirate’s Sustainable Public Lighting Strategy. “The application of this lighting strategy will reduce total lighting costs by as much as 40 per cent over the next 20 years,” said Abdullah Al Shamsi.

Never before, it seems, have the words of Fidel Castro resonated with such urgency, when the Cuban leader declared at a previous summit in 1979 that the international movement stood for “national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries” in their “struggle against imperialism and all forms of foreign aggression”.